AGGREGATE INCLUDING SEVERAL PRESSES FOR MAKING PARTS OF SHEET METAL (VARIANTS) Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: plastic metal working at forming articles of sheet metallic blanks. SUBSTANCE: aggregate according to first variant of invention includes mounted according to manufacturing process presses, mechanisms for feeding metallic sheets between working positions and intermediate storing units. Each press includes struts with traverse bar, stationary table having movable part of table for die sets and slide. Struts of each press have portion for mounting respective traverse bar. Traverse bars and tables of adjacent presses and supporting portions of adjacent struts are arranged with gap. Intermediate storing units are placed between presses. Means for clamping blanks and mechanism for moving said means are arranged over level of transporting blank. Press aggregate according to second variant of invention has struts of presses, except for terminal presses of lines, with two supporting portions for mounting two adjacent traverse bars of adjacent presses. Leading press of press line of both variants of invention is provided with drawing mechanism. One of other presses includes station for additional drawing. Intermediate storing units according to both variants of invention may have receivers mounted with possibility of adjustable motion in horizontal, vertical and angular directions. EFFECT: improved design. 14 cl, 12 dwg